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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY.
VOL. XIII.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The Macon Telegraph is disposed
to brag on an increased sale in At¬
lanta. Are the whiskey men just
seeing how it would suit as their
home paper?
The titles of Bob Ingersoll to a
large body of land out west are be¬
ing investigated by the courts. They
may be all right, but he must change
the error of his ways if he would
read those “clear, to mansions in the
skies.”
Buena Vista Courier: “The mean
est man in Marion county will walk
into the circus Friday, while his wife
and children are at home.” And if
he is not in arrears for subscription
it’s because he’s too poor to take his
home paper.
The report of the commissioner
of internal revenue shows a decrease
of $9,396,177 from the tax on liquors
for the last fiscal year as compared
with the next preceding. This seems
to indicate a general sobering up un¬
der democratic rule.
A Chinaman in the western por¬
tion of these United States, who
wants to work, is no safer than an
American who doesn’t want work,
sojourning in the Chinese provinces.
Yet we are disposed sometimes to
boast of our civilization.
The :ourts of Georgia give much
longer sentences than those of New
York. There is a negro in the pen¬
itentiary of this state under a ten
years sentence, for stealing chickens,
while a woman who plead guilty in a
New York court last week to a charge
of bigamy, under aggravating circum¬
stances, was sentenced for only five
years.
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v The good weather that has prevail
ed this fall for sowing grain should be
well used by hve farmers. Those of
them who have made a habit of living
at home and boarding at home and
boarding at the same, their can now for v.ry
complacently hold cotton a
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The Louisville Courier-Journal .
is
one of the leading newspapers of
America and by reason of its position
on the tariff question, it should have
a wide circulation in the South. Its
able editor occupies a formost posi
tion among the national democracy
and his journal is deservedly one of
the most widely influentia. newspa
pers we have. See prospectus else
where.
The last number of the Wesleyan
Advocate contains another of a se¬
ries of letters from Dr. Young J. Al¬
len, a missionary of the M. E. church
South urging the sending forward of
150 missionaries to China. In view
of the late outrages upon the Chi
nese in our western provinces can we
not compromise with the doctor on
75 missionaries to China an! 75 to
the benighted west?
The hopeful disposition of the
brother in black was forcibly illustra¬
ted here ^ few days ago. A negro
who was arrested under a charge of
JOSEPH L.DENNIS,
PROPRIETOR.
charge of burglary which he con¬
fessed as he also did the larceny of 9
gun and overcoat at one time, ahorse
at another, harness at another, and a
buggy still at another; who was also
guilty of bigamy and charged with an
attempt to poison one of his children,
touched the gentleman with whom he
had been living on the shoulder as
he was leaving for trial and hopefully
remarked: “Doctor, you’re the best
man I ever lived with, and jest as
soon as I get through with this trou¬
ble I’se coining back to live with you
again.”
Those who suppose the temper¬
ance agitation confined to Georgia
are not well informed of the doings
of the outside world. The people of
a town of two thousand inhabitants
in Canada, met in counsel Saturday
and unanimously signed a pledge to
abstain for a year from the use intox¬
icants of all kinds. In a district in
New Jersey, the office holders were
startled each by the reception of a
card with the following propositions:
“1. The politics of this town need
soap and water—especially the latter.
“2. Barrooms are not the best pla¬
ces for clear headed discussion.
“3. Any man who has beer, rum,
pool-playing and office-seeking con¬
fused in his system will make a dis¬
eased politician.
“4. Any man who makes his own
pleasure his god is apt pain. to care very
little about any other’s
“5. If there is anything worse than
a temperance crank it is a drunkard,
“6. We have too many barrooms,
too many beer holes, and too many
deaths from strong drink.
“Any one who will endeavor to
make this platform popular will have
the sincere thanks of many in White
Plains who have become, through
sorrow, temperance fanatics.”
PERSONAL.
Miss Willie Copeland visited Col¬
um bus yesterday.
Col. West Murphey, after a pleas
am , 0 his old home retume d to At
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Mrs Jno H dsc>n , , has . k .
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rusar* ‘
The D»he, .he
has been very ,11 for some ime with
typhoid fever, is not expected to re
cover.
The Misses Schley and Mrs. How
ard are expected to return the first of
December and occupy their residence
on Mid street.
Willie Jones, who has been criti
ca }]y jp the past week with pneumo
nj a> jg considered better, and if he
j ias n0 rgi a pse, will probably soon re
cover.
Mrs. J. T. Williams, who has re
cently been very ill in Raleigh,N. C.,
is recovering health and strength. She
has secured a position in the publi:
school of that city and will begin
teaching as soon as her health ad
mits.
Joe Culwell, a colored man em
ployed at Dr. Barnes’ saw-mill, was
caught in the machinery last Friday
afternoon, and painfully hurt. His
arm from elbow to waist was laid
bare to the bone, and he received a
severe wound on the face. Dr. T.
S. Mbchell dressed his wounds and
he is doing very well.
HAMILTON, GA„ NOVEMBER 24,1885.
Miss Louie Sparks was thrown
j fortunately from a buggy escaped Saturday serious afternoon, injury, but
, She was returning from Waverly
Hall in company with her brother,
Mr. Jim Sparks, and when near town
the horse became frightened, run up
on an embankment and she was
thrown out. A few bruises was all
the injury she sustained from the ac
cident
Mr R. A. White, who lives just
cat oi the corporate limits of Chip
ley, is one of Harr s county’s best
farmers. vVith four hands, he made
six hundred bushels of oats, nine
hundred bushels of corn, twenty-five
or thirty bales ot cotton and one hun
died gallons of syrup. He made so
many potatoes that he turned his
hogs in on one patch without digging
any. Mr. White says he paid out
for hire $14.00 besides what these
four hands did.
LOCAL POINTS.
The weather this morning was a
little like winter.
Two marriages in town are booked
for this week aad next.
Several changes will be made in
residences about the 1st of December.
It is time we were returning thanks
for that thanksgiving turkey we have
not received.
That thanksgiving turkey for ye
editor’s dinner has not been heard
from at this writing.
The sweet n^tes of the little song
birds are heard no more in the land.
They have gone into winter quarters.
We have had no very cold weath
er this season, but about Xmas *we
may expect it if this year copies fair
the past winter.
The Methodist church is now ready
for the cold weather, thanks to that
thoughtful and energetic gentleman,
Col. W. N. Ilarnes.
It will soon be time to talk about
amusements for the Christmas holi
,i ays . Can’t a union Sunday school
Christmas tree be arranged 6 for ?
thoughts , . . for .
Our on organization
tlie ne xt prohibition fignt have so tar
.
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Friday night was a success socially
a nd financially. I he net proceeds
were $50.00, which will be used in
painting the Methodist enuren.
Thursday is thanksgiving day. Ev
et y intelligent creature owes a debt
! of gratitude to the Giver of all good,
and all should observe the day in a
spirit of thankfulness for numerous
blessings received.
Notwithstanding the general gloom
at the low price ot cotton the sub
scription lisit of the Journal shows
a substantial growth. Our friends
by speaking an occasional good word
can help us greatly,
The exciting contest will close to
morrow between the prohibitionist
and anti-prohibitionist of ulton
county. So much is involved m the
issue that the entire state awaits the
results with deep interest.
Messrs J. U. Brawner & Son, of
Cataula, have turned over their stock
of goods, books and accounts to their
creditois. It is thought that there
are enough assets to meet all liabili
ties.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR,
STRICT*. Y IN ADVANCE.
The Enquirer-Sun reached us Sun
day. The enterprise displayed by its
publishers in delivering it to readers
at the earliest moment possible is
commendable and we are glad to
know it receives substantial recogni
tion.
If some enterprising gentleman with
capital to invest would build some
comfortable residences iu town to
rent, he would profit by the invest
ment. Men with children to educate
would doubtless move here if there
were dwelling houses to rent at fair
prices.
About dusk yesterday many of our
citizens startled by the alarm of fire
proceeding from the residence of Mr.
s. R. Murphey. It proved' to be
only a chimney burning out but
which made such a blazes as to alarm
the inmates and all who saw die flame
at top of the chimney,
The Hamilton Semi-Weekly
Journal is published in a very small
town, but it has one of the largest
an( ] wealthiest counties in Georgia to
back it. Harris county is about the
14th in the state in cotton produc¬
tion, twentieth in population and
twenty-fourth in wealth.
The Atlanta Weekly Constitution
is very deservedly popular with the
farmers of tbis state. It has contrib¬
uted very largely to the advancement
ot agriculture in Georgia and we be¬
lieve deserving a place in every house¬
hold in the county. Mr. J. L. Black¬
mon forwards subscriptions at club
ra tes.
The Temperance Union will meet
na xt Friday evening at the residence
of Dr. Barnes. The following pro*
gramme has been arranged by the
executive committee:
Instrumental duett—Misses E. and
C. Sparks,
Recitation—Miss Berta Dozier,
Vocal duett Misses L. and E.
Barnes.
Reading—Mrs. H. C. Cameron.
Music—Messrs Dozier and McAfee
and Misses Candler and Dozier.
Recitation-Miss . . Lila Barnes,
Vocal solo—Mrs. B. C. Kimbrough,
Miscellaneous business,
Music by the Orchestra.
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y fj .. .*3, £
casion to the lt ,e folks. Their hearts
. ■ . ■ , ringing , their
Uughter
testified. Many of the coliege pupils
were p resen t w ho have passed the
mer i<]j art 0 f childhood and who would
consider it an indignity to be classed
a niong children, but their enjoyment
was n o ne t he less real. Others of
: niatuie growth graced the occasion
a nd entered with hearty zest into the
amusement of the hour. A plenty of
sugar candy was provided and to the
younger ones especially the climax of
bliss was reached when the moment
for pulling it arrived. All who have
ever participated in this old-fashioned
amusement know something of the
spirit of fun and frolic that pos
sesses those engaged in it. These
young people were not an exception
° the rule, and with he assistance of
the kind hart and hostess, they had a
happy evening and little Bertie s birth
e lg u y.
Jordan s Joyous Julep w,d cure the
worst case of Neuralgia and nervous
Headache.
NO. 53.